Archuleta County, Colorado
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 9,357 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -30659040063065904006 | 838 | 892 | 33 | 1,763 | 47.5% | 50.6% | R+3.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -30659040083065904008 | 658 | 1,027 | 52 | 1,737 | 37.9% | 59.1% | R+21.2 |
| Precinct -30659040073065904007 | 735 | 836 | 37 | 1,608 | 45.7% | 52.0% | R+6.3 |
| Precinct -30659040053065904005 | 373 | 684 | 28 | 1,085 | 34.4% | 63.0% | R+28.7 |
| Precinct -30659040013065904001 | 473 | 558 | 21 | 1,052 | 45.0% | 53.0% | R+8.1 |
| Precinct -30659040023065904002 | 414 | 505 | 34 | 953 | 43.4% | 53.0% | R+9.5 |
| Precinct -30659040033065904003 | 278 | 454 | 18 | 750 | 37.1% | 60.5% | R+23.5 |
| Precinct -30659040043065904004 | 135 | 262 | 12 | 409 | 33.0% | 64.1% | R+31.1 |
| Archuleta 108_0800704001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Archuleta 208_0800704002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Archuleta 308_0800704003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Archuleta 408_0800704004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Archuleta 508_0800704005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Archuleta 608_0800704006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Archuleta 708_0800704007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Archuleta 808_0800704008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1888–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1888 | −24.5% |
| 1892 | −48.0% |
| 1896 | +46.9% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −30.0% |
| 1908 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | +11.7% |
| 1916 | +26.9% |
| 1920 | −28.9% |
| 1924 | −17.4% |
| 1928 | −15.1% |
| 1932 | +33.0% |
| 1936 | +16.5% |
| 1940 | −7.7% |
| 1944 | −17.0% |
| 1948 | +10.9% |
| 1952 | −29.3% |
| 1956 | −20.0% |
| 1960 | +7.4% |
| 1964 | +26.0% |
| 1968 | −7.9% |
| 1972 | −32.6% |
| 1976 | −9.5% |
| 1980 | −37.9% |
| 1984 | −45.0% |
| 1988 | −28.5% |
| 1992 | −15.0% |
| 1996 | −28.1% |
| 2000 | −32.7% |
| 2004 | −25.0% |
| 2008 | −12.1% |
| 2012 | −17.7% |
| 2016 | −24.0% |
| 2020 | −15.9% |
| 2024 | −14.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 43.8%3,428 | 52.4%4,099 | 7,823 |
| 2020 | R | 39.8%3,591 | 57.9%5,225 | 9,020 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.6 points more Republican.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,643 | 2,466 | 4,939 | 3,073 | 165 |
| 2018 | 11,229 | 2,473 | 4,863 | 3,712 | 181 |
| 2020 | 12,131 | 2,486 | 4,878 | 4,578 | 189 |
| 2022 | 13,131 | 2,258 | 4,824 | 5,840 | 209 |
| 2024 | 13,748 | 2,147 | 4,704 | 6,637 | 260 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+198 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,648 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $97,522 in average income, against $85,652 for residents who stayed — 14% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+11.7 on average — 26 points more Democratic-leaning than Archuleta County, CO itself (R+14.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- La Plata County, CO36D+18.6
- Maricopa County, AZ28R+3.5
- Jefferson County, CO23D+19.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- La Plata County, CO41
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −90 |
| 2012 | +63 |
| 2013 | +59 |
| 2014 | −3 |
| 2015 | +134 |
| 2016 | +401 |
| 2017 | +438 |
| 2018 | +395 |
| 2019 | +255 |
| 2021 | +407 |
| 2022 | +193 |
| 2023 | +217 |
| 2024 | −19 |
| 2025 | +198 |
Archuleta County, anchored by Pagosa Springs near the New Mexico border, leans Republican by double digits despite a modest tourism-driven economy — a pattern common to Colorado's rural San Juan Basin counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.9 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 48.0 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.0 points.
A population of 13,900, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,065 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ouray County and Talbot County.
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Archuleta County, Colorado. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/08007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.